THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMMEME ON ENROLMENT IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS. A CASE OF KATHONZWENI SUB-COUNTY, MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
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Abstract
Providing school meals can play a critical role in ensuring that children learn well. Many children
from poor homes go to school hungry. This leads to poor concentration in class. This study sought
to determine the impact of the School Feeding Programme (SFP) on enrolment in primary
schools in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas, taking a case of Kathonzweni Sub-County, Makueni
County, Kenya. Based on the findings of the study, SFP had a high influence on enrolment of
children into primary schools in Kathonzweni Sub-County. The study established that SFP
greatly influenced school attendance by pupils in Kathonzweni Sub-County. They had a
significant effect on retention of pupils in the learning process. The study also revealed that
challenges facing school heads in the course of implementing the school feeding programme
included: late funds disbursement, parent’s failure to pay funds to cater for the cook, water and
firewood shortage. It was therefore recommended that the financiers of the SFP should ensure
that enough funds were released in time to give schools’ management enough time to purchase
enough food stuffs in time.
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